- Barrister Ali Zafar will file a petition in the SC tomorrow.
- A contempt of court plea will also be filed against Governor KP.
- Fawad Chaudhry said PTI will hold a power show on March 25.
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) has decided to file a petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for postponing elections in Punjab.
Addressing a press conference, senior PTI leaders Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar said Barrister Ali Zafar will file a plea in the Supreme Court (SC) tomorrow. They said President Dr. Arif Alvi had already announced the elections scheduled in Punjab on April 30 and added that ECP could not postpone polls.
They said a contempt of court petition will also be filed against Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for not announcing the elections schedule in the province. They said 96 bars of Pakistan strongly condemned the postponement of elections in Punjab.
Fawad Chaudhry said the crackdown against PTI workers and supporters has continued across the country while 753 PTI workers have been arrested so far. He said the arrest of PTI workers and supporters was contempt of high court orders.
He said the judiciary is under extreme pressure in Pakistan after criticisms from PML-N leadership. He hoped that supermen court judges will provide justice and millions of people attached expectations to the apex court.
He welcomed the formation of a commission to probe alleged murder attack allegations on behalf of Imran Khan by the Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and said PTI will present reservations to the commission.
Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said PTI will hold a power show on March 25 at Minar e Pakistan Lahore which will prove referendum.
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PTI leader Asad Umar said score of PTI workers arrested in Islamabad and raids are being conducted in their houses. He said innocent workers and their children were subjected torture in Islamabad.
